This video gives some history on fake blood and shows different ways to make it. Stage blood has been around for a very long time, stage blood began being used in a theater in Paris France. This theater featured plays that were very gory, including dismemberment and even eye gouging. this theater was widely popular until the early 1960's when the audience began going to drive in theaters instead. At this theater the fake blood they made was made up of equal parts carmine and glycerine. This formula is one of the easier ones to make, and is quite effective. Its important to make sure that the fake blood is relatively the same color when shooting different days. Many black and white films began using chocolate syrup as blood because it was dark and showed up really well in black and white. Also easy to use and already prepared. Not to many black and white movies had a lot of gore, just a quick glimpse of something, if anything. In the year 1952, the court case Joseph Burstyn, inc v. wilson came to play, this case resulted in films being protected by fee speech. large studios began using wide screens, surround sound and epic productions. while on the other hand independent moviemakers were using blood sex and monsters to lure people in. another type of fake blood used is kensington gore, which is made up of golden syrup, water, corn starch food coloring and a bit of peppermint for a better taste. this type of fake blood was first used by Hammer Film studio, and specialized in gory reboots of classic horror icons that featured a lot of blood.
This video was quite long but had a lot of history in it, i enjoyed this video because it shows how far gore has come in movies. Its also cool to see how to make different types of fake blood depending on what kind of effect you need, its better and cheaper than halloween blood. i would have never thought of using chocolate syrup in a black and white film, but it actually looks really good.
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